Arborophila rufipectus

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – Sichuan partridge.


Coturnix ypsilophora

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the brown quail.


Crax daubentoni

A taxonomic species within the family Cracidae – yellow-knobbed curassow.


Excalfactoria adansonii

Synoicus adansonii
Wikispecies:Synoicus adansonii

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – Synonym of Synoicus adansonii; blue quail.


Perdicula argoondah

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the rock bush quail.


Arborophila diversa

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Siamese partridge.


Excalfactoria chinensis

Synoicus chinensis
Wikispecies:Synoicus chinensis

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – Synonym of Synoicus chinensis; king quail.


Perdicula manipurensis

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Manipur bush quail.


Arborophila gingica

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the white-necklaced partridge.


Perdicula erythrorhyncha

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the painted bush quail.


Arborophila rufogularis

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the rufous-throated partridge.


Arborophila atrogularis

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the white-cheeked partridge.


Anurophasis monorthonyx

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Snow Mountains quail.


Chamaepetes goudotii

A taxonomic species within the family Cracidae – the sickle-winged guan.


Arborophila sumatrana

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Sumatran partridge.


Gallus gallus

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – red junglefowl.


Arborophila cambodiana

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the chestnut-headed partridge.


Margaroperdix madagarensis

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Madagascar partridge.


Arborophila rubrirostris

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the red-billed partridge.


Arborophila javanica

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the chestnut-bellied partridge.


Arborophila chloropus

Tropicoperdix chloropus
Wikispecies:Tropicoperdix chloropus

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – green-legged partridge; synonym of Tropicoperdix chloropus).


Arborophila mandellii

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the chestnut-breasted partridge.


Arborophila rolli

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Roll's partridge.


Xenoperdix udzungwensis

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Udzungwa forest partridge.


Bambusicola thoracicus

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Chinese bamboo partridge.


Arborophila campbelli

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Malaysian partridge.


Galloperdix lunulata

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the painted spurfowl.


Arborophila orientalis

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the grey-breasted partridge.


Rollulus rouloul

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the crested partridge.


Caloperdix oculeus

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the ferruginous partridge.


Arborophila ardens

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Hainan partridge.


Galloperdix spadicea

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the red spurfowl.


Arborophila brunneopectus

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the bar-backed partridge.


Bambusicola fytchii

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the mountain bamboo partridge.


Pucrasia macrolopha

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the koklass pheasant or koklass.


Arborophila hyperythra

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the red-breasted partridge.


Ithaginis cruentus

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – blood pheasant.


Lophura diardi

After Pierre-Médard Diard (1794–1863), French naturalist and explorer.

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Siamese fireback.


Tragopan caboti

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Cabot's tragopan.


Lophophorus sclateri

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Sclater's monal.


Syrmaticus reevesii

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – Reeves's pheasant.


Megapodius reinwardt

orange-footed scrubfowl
orange-footed scrubfowl

A taxonomic species within the family Megapodiidae – the orange-footed scrubfowl.


Chrysolophus amherstiae

Lady Amherst's pheasant
Lady Amherst's pheasant

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – Lady Amherst's pheasant.


Lophura swinhoii

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Swinhoe's pheasant.


Lophura inornata

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Salvadori's pheasant.


Oreortyx pictus

A taxonomic species within the family Odontophoridae – the mountain quail.


Pternistis leucoscepus

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the yellow-necked spurfowl.


Gallus lafayetii

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Sri Lanka junglefowl.


Galloperdix bicalcarata

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Sri Lanka spurfowl.


Lophophorus impejanus

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Himalayan monal.


Lagopus muta

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – rock ptarmigan.


Lophura bulweri

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Bulwer's pheasant.


Gallus varius

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the green junglefowl, native to Java and neighboring islads.


Phasianus colchicus

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – common pheasant.


Lophura nycthemera

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the silver pheasant.


Syrmaticus humiae

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Mrs. Hume's pheasant.


Haematortyx sanguiniceps

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the crimson-headed partridge.


Chrysolophus pictus

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the golden pheasant.


Arborophila charltonii

Tropicoperdix charltonii
Wikispecies:Tropicoperdix charltonii

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – chestnut-necklaced partridge; synonym of Tropicoperdix charltonii.


Lophura edwardsi

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Edwards's pheasant.


Lophophorus lhuysii

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Chinese monal.


Lophura erythrophthalma

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the crestless fireback.


Aepypodius bruijnii

A taxonomic species within the family Megapodiidae – Waigeo brushturkey, of an island in West Papua.


Crossoptilon crossoptilon

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the white eared pheasant.


Anhima cornuta

A taxonomic species within the family Anhimidae – the horned screamer.


Crossoptilon auritum

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the blue eared pheasant.


Syrmaticus soemmerringii

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the copper pheasant.


Gallus sonneratii

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the grey junglefowl, native to south Asia.


Phasianus versicolor

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – green pheasant.


Rhynchotus maculicollis

A taxonomic species within the family Tinamidae – the Huayco tinamou.


Crossoptilon harmani

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Tibetan eared pheasant.


Chauna chavaria

A taxonomic species within the family Anhimidae – northern screamer.


Polyplectron chalcurum

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the bronze-tailed peacock-pheasant.


Syrmaticus ellioti

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – Elliot's pheasant.


Scleroptila afra

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – grey-winged francolin.


Polyplectron germaini

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Germain's peacock-pheasant.


Pavo cristatus

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – Indian peafowl.


Perdix hodgsoniae

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Tibetan partridge.


Pavo muticus

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – green peafowl.


Chauna torquata

A taxonomic species within the family Anhimidae – southern screamer.


Syrmaticus mikado

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – mikado pheasant.


Cereopsis novaehollandiae

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the Cape Barren goose.


Polyplectron inopinatum

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the mountain peacock-pheasant.


Polyplectron bicalcaratum

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the grey peacock-pheasant.


Lophura hoogerwerfi

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Hoogerwerf's pheasant.


Rheinardia ocellata

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the crested argus.


Anser brachyrhynchus

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the pink-footed goose.


Tetraogallus altaicus

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Altai snowcock.


Polyplectron schleiermacheri

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Bornean peacock-pheasant.


Polyplectron katsumatae

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Hainan peacock-pheasant.


Argusianus argus

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – great argus.


Dendrocygna javanica

lesser whistling duck
lesser whistling duck

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – lesser whistling duck.


Anser anser

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – greylag goose.


Lophura ignita

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the crested fireback.


Anser indicus

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the bar-headed goose.


Dendrocygna eytoni

plumed whistling duck
plumed whistling duck

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – plumed whistling duck or grass whistling duck, that breeds in Australia.


Dendrocygna guttata

spotted whistling duck
spotted whistling duck

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the spotted whistling duck.


Dendrocygna viduata

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the white-faced whistling duck.


Afropavo congensis

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Congo peacock.


Lophura hatinhensis

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Vietnamese pheasant.


Coscoroba coscoroba

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the coscoroba swan, of southern South America.


Dendrocygna autumnalis

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the black-bellied whistling duck.


Anseranas semipalmata

A taxonomic species within the family Anseranatidae – the magpie goose.


Anser cygnoides

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the swan goose.


Dendrocygna arcuata

wandering whistling duck
wandering whistling duck

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the wandering whistling duck.


Chen rossii

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the Ross's goose.


Dendrocygna bicolor

fulvous whistling duck
fulvous whistling duck

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – fulvous whistling duck.


Polyplectron napoleonis

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Palawan peacock-pheasant.


Cygnus atratus

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – black swan.


Anser serrirostris

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the tundra bean goose.


Chen canagica

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – emperor goose, usually Anser canagicus.


Anser erythropus

lesser white-fronted goose
lesser white-fronted goose

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – lesser white-fronted goose, of much of northern Eurasia.


Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the blue duck.


Anser fabalis

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the bean goose.


Thalassornis leuconotus

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the white-backed duck.


Tachyeres brachypterus

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the Falkland steamer duck.


Cygnus buccinator

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the trumpeter swan.


Dendrocygna arborea

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the West Indian whistling duck.


Branta sandvicensis

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the nene.


Branta ruficollis

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the red-breasted goose.


Crossoptilon mantchuricum

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the brown eared pheasant.


Chloephaga melanoptera

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the Andean goose.


Tachyeres leucocephalus

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the Chubut steamer duck.


Tachyeres pteneres

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the Fuegian steamer duck.


Francolinus gularis

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – swamp francolin.


Malacorhynchus membranaceus

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the pink-eared duck.


Branta leucopsis

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the barnacle goose.


Cygnus melancoryphus

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the black-necked swan.


Cyanochen cyanopterus

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the blue-winged goose.


Plectropterus gambensis

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the spur-winged goose.


Sarkidiornis melanotos

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the knob-billed duck.


Chloephaga hybrida

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – kelp goose.


Chen caerulescens

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – snow goose, when considered as part of a genus separate from Anser.


Tachyeres patachonicus

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the flying steamer duck.


Lophonetta specularioides

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – crested duck.


Tadorna cana

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the South African shelduck.


Branta hutchinsii

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – cackling goose, closely related to and often confused with Branta canadensis (Canada goose).

Branta hutchinsii taverneri(Taverner's cackling goose)


Anser albifrons

greater white-fronted goose
greater white-fronted goose

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the greater white-fronted goose.


Tadorna tadorna

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the common shelduck.


Chloephaga poliocephala

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the ashy-headed goose.


Neochen jubata

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – Orinoco goose.


Tadorna ferruginea

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the ruddy shelduck.


Aix sponsa

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the wood duck.


Nettapus coromandelianus

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the cotton pygmy goose.


Cygnus columbianus

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the tundra swan.


Nettapus auritus

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the African pygmy goose.


Amazonetta brasiliensis

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – Brazilian teal.


Tadorna radjah

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the raja shelduck.


Alopochen aegyptiaca

Alopochen aegyptica (canonical feminine)

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – Egyptian goose.


Lagopus lagopus

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – willow ptarmigan.


Tadorna variegata

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – paradise shelduck.


Chloephaga rubidiceps

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the ruddy-headed goose.


Asarcornis scutulata

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the white-winged duck.


Chenonetta jubata

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the maned duck.


Nettapus pulchellus

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the green pygmy goose.


Aix galericulata

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the mandarin duck.


Pteronetta hartlaubii

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the Hartlaub's duck.


Anas wyvilliana

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – Hawaiian duck.


Caloperdix

A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae.


Anas cyanoptera

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – cinnamon teal, now classified as Spatula cyanoptera.


Anas poecilorhyncha

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the Indian spot-billed duck.


Chloephaga picta

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – upland goose.


Tadorna tadornoides

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the Australian shelduck.


Anas sparsa

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the African black duck.


Anas gracilis

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the grey teal.


Anas platalea

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the red shoveler, now classified as Spatula platalea.


Merganetta armata

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – torrent duck.


Mergus octosetaceus

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the Brazilian merganser.


Anas crecca

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – Eurasian teal or common teal.


Anas undulata

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the yellow-billed duck.


Anas strepera

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the gadwall.


Anas albogularis

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the Andaman teal.


Anas discors

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the blue-winged teal, now classified as Spatula discors.


Mareca sibilatrix

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the Chiloe wigeon.


Cygnus cygnus

Latin cygnus (“swan”), from Ancient Greek κύκνος (kúknos, “swan”)

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – whooper swan.


Anas luzonica

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the Philippine duck.


Callonetta leucophrys

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the ringed teal.


Anas rhynchotis

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the Australasian shoveler, now classified as Spatula rhynchotis.


Anas melleri

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the Meller's duck.


Anas superciliosa

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the Pacific black duck.


Crax fasciolata

A taxonomic species within the family Cracidae – the bare-faced curassow.


Anas nesiotis

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the Campbell teal.


Anas falcata

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the falcated duck.


Speculanas specularis

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the bronze-winged duck.


Polysticta stelleri

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the Steller's eider.


Anas andium

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the Andean teal.


Anas bernieri

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the Bernier's teal.


Anas chlorotis

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the brown teal.


Anas erythrorhyncha

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the red-billed teal.


Anas aucklandica

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the Auckland teal.


Anas zonorhyncha

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the eastern spot-billed duck.


Anas smithii

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the Cape shoveler, now classified as Spatula smithii.


Aythya affinis

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the lesser scaup.


Anas eatoni

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the Eaton's pintail.


Anas bahamensis

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the white-cheeked pintail.


Bucephala islandica

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – Barrow's goldeneye.


Anas acuta

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the northern pintail.


Aythya novaeseelandiae

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the New Zealand scaup.


Anas versicolor

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the silver teal, now classified as Spatula versicolor.


Anas georgica

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the yellow-billed pintail.


Anas rubripes

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the American black duck.


Somateria spectabilis

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the king eider.


Anas flavirostris

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – yellow-billed teal.


Oxyura jamaicensis

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – ruddy duck.


Pauxi unicornis

A taxonomic species within the family Cracidae – the horned curassow.


Anas gibberifrons

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the Sunda teal.


Anas carolinensis

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the green-winged teal.


Netta erythrophthalma

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the southern pochard.


Aythya ferina

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – common pochard.


Heteronetta atricapilla

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the black-headed duck.


Aythya baeri

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the Baer's pochard.


Aythya innotata

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the Madagascar pochard.


Callipepla californica

A taxonomic species within the family Odontophoridae – the California quail.


Marmaronetta angustirostris

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the marbled duck.


Mergellus albellus

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the smew, native to western Eurasia.


Salvadorina waigiuensis

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the Salvadori's teal.


Mergus merganser

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the common merganser.


Aythya collaris

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the ring-necked duck.


Melanitta perspicillata

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the surf scoter.


Mergus squamatus

scaly-sided merganser
scaly-sided merganser

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the scaly-sided merganser.


Aythya australis

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the hardhead.


Pternistis hartlaubi

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Hartlaub's spurfowl.


Oxyura ferruginea

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – Andean duck.


Netta peposaca

Specific epithet is from Guaraní peposaca (“showy wings”)

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the rosy-billed pochard.


Bucephala albeola

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the bufflehead.


Nomonyx dominicus

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the masked duck.


Tetraogallus caucasicus

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Caucasian snowcock.


Anas puna

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the Puna teal, now classified as Spatula puna.


Mareca penelope

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – Eurasian wigeon.


Somateria mollissima

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – common eider.


Aythya americana

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the redhead.


Clangula hyemalis

New Latin, from the genus Clangula + hiemalis (“related to winter”).

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – long-tailed duck, an Arctic species that winters in temperate regions.


Lophodytes cucullatus

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – hooded merganser.


Phaethon

From Latin Phaethon, from Ancient Greek Φαέθων (Phaéthōn).

A taxonomic genus within the family Phaethontidae – tropicbirds.


Mergus serrator

red-breasted merganser
red-breasted merganser

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the red-breasted merganser.


Tragopan blythii

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Blyth's tragopan.


Catreus wallichii

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the cheer pheasant, of the Himalayas.


Callipepla gambelii

A taxonomic species within the family Odontophoridae – Gambel's quail.


Oxyura maccoa

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – Maccoa duck, of Africa.


Oxyura vittata

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – lake duck.


Eudyptes moseleyi

A taxonomic species within the family Spheniscidae – northern rockhopper penguin.


Oxyura australis

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – blue-billed duck.


Phoebetria fusca

A taxonomic species within the family Diomedeidae – sooty albatross.


Oxyura leucocephala

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – white-headed duck.


Phoebastria nigripes

A taxonomic species within the family Diomedeidae – the black-footed albatross.


Thalassarche salvini

A taxonomic species within the family Diomedeidae – the Salvin's albatross.


Phoebastria irrorata

A taxonomic species within the family Diomedeidae – the waved albatross.


Thalassarche cauta

A taxonomic species within the family Diomedeidae – the shy albatross.


Phoebastria albatrus

A taxonomic species within the family Diomedeidae – the short-tailed albatross.


Diomedea amsterdamensis

A taxonomic species within the family Diomedeidae – the Amsterdam albatross.


Fulmarus glacialis

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – northern fulmar.


Diomedea antipodensis

A taxonomic species within the family Diomedeidae – the Antipodean albatross.


Thalassarche melanophris

black-browed albatross
black-browed albatross

A taxonomic species within the family Diomedeidae – black-browed albatross.


Phoebastria immutabilis

A taxonomic species within the family Diomedeidae – the Laysan albatross.


Diomedea dabbenena

A taxonomic species within the family Diomedeidae – the Tristan albatross.


Pachyptila salvini

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the Salvin's prion.


Fulmarus glacialoides

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the southern fulmar.


Thalassarche chlororhynchos

Atlantic yellow-nosed albatross
Atlantic yellow-nosed albatross

A taxonomic species within the family Diomedeidae – the Atlantic yellow-nosed albatross.


Pachyptila desolata

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the Antarctic prion.


Pterodroma macroptera

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – great-winged petrel.


Daption capense

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the Cape petrel.


Pachyptila vittata

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the broad-billed prion.


Macronectes giganteus

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – southern giant petrel.


Macronectes halli

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – northern giant petrel.


Diomedea epomophora

A taxonomic species within the family Diomedeidae – the southern royal albatross.


Halobaena caerulea

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the blue petrel.


Thalassarche carteri

A taxonomic species within the family Diomedeidae – the Indian yellow-nosed albatross.


Thalassarche eremita

A taxonomic species within the family Diomedeidae – the Chatham albatross.


Phoebetria palpebrata

A taxonomic species within the family Diomedeidae – the light-mantled albatross.


Pterodroma baraui

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – Barau's petrel.


Pachyptila belcheri

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the slender-billed prion.


Pterodroma hasitata

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – black-capped petrel.


Thalassarche bulleri

A taxonomic species within the family Diomedeidae – the Buller's albatross.


Polyplectron malacense

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Malayan peacock-pheasant.


Pterodroma mollis

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the soft-plumaged petrel.


Pterodroma madeira

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – Zino's petrel.


Pachyptila turtur

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the fairy prion.


Thalassarche chrysostoma

A taxonomic species within the family Diomedeidae – the grey-headed albatross.


Pterodroma incerta

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the Atlantic petrel.


Pagodroma nivea

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the snow petrel.


Branta bernicla

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – brant goose.


Pterodroma deserta

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the Desertas petrel.


Thalassoica antarctica

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – Antarctic petrel.


Aphrodroma brevirostris

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the Kerguelen petrel.


Pterodroma solandri

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the Providence petrel.


Pterodroma feae

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – Fea's petrel.


Pterodroma neglecta

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the Kermadec petrel.


Pterodroma brevipes

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the collared petrel.


Pterodroma magentae

First specimen taken by the crew of the Magenta, a ship of the Italian navy captained by Arminjon, which circumnavigated the globe in 1865. The Magenta was named after the Battle of Magenta, named for Magenta, Lombardy

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the magenta petrel.

Battle of Magenta
Magenta, Lombardy
Pterodroma magentae


Pterodroma ultima

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the Murphy's petrel.


Pterodroma cahow

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – Bermuda petrel.


Pterodroma atrata

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the Henderson petrel.


Pterodroma externa

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the Juan Fernandez petrel.


Diomedea exulans

A taxonomic species within the family Diomedeidae – the wandering albatross.


Pterodroma hypoleuca

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the Bonin petrel.


Pterodroma nigripennis

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the black-winged petrel.


Pterodroma occulta

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the Vanuatu petrel.


Puffinus griseus

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – sooty shearwater.


Pterodroma cookii

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – Cook's petrel, of the Pacific, breeding on small islands in New Zealand.


Tragopan melanocephalus

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the western tragopan.


Pseudobulweria becki

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the Beck's petrel.


Pterodroma pycrofti

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the Pycroft's petrel.


Pterodroma heraldica

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the herald petrel.


Pterodroma defilippiana

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the De Filippi's petrel.


Pseudobulweria rostrata

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – Tahiti petrel.


Calonectris edwardsii

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the Cape Verde shearwater.


Pterodroma lessonii

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the white-headed petrel.


Pterodroma leucoptera

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the Gould's petrel.


Pterodroma sandwichensis

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the Hawaiian petrel.


Puffinus mauretanicus

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – Balearic shearwater.


Procellaria cinerea

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the grey petrel.


Aythya valisineria

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the canvasback.


Lophura leucomelanos

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the Kalij pheasant.


Pterodroma inexpectata

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the mottled petrel.


Procellaria conspicillata

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the spectacled petrel.


Calonectris leucomelas

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the streaked shearwater.


Puffinus bulleri

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the Buller's shearwater.


Pterodroma arminjoniana

Named for the captain, Arminjon, of the Italian ship Magenta, which took the first specimen in its circumnavigation of the glove in 1865.

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the Trindade petrel.


Puffinus tenuirostris

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – short-tailed shearwater.


Calonectris diomedea

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – Scopoli's shearwater, of the Atlantic, breeding in the Mediterranean, formerly included in Cory's shearwater (Calonectris borealis).


Pterodroma phaeopygia

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the Galápagos petrel.


Pterodroma cervicalis

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the white-necked petrel.


Puffinus nativitatis

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the Christmas shearwater.


Procellaria aequinoctialis

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the white-chinned petrel.


Puffinus gavia

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the fluttering shearwater.


Puffinus opisthomelas

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the black-vented shearwater.


Puffinus creatopus

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the pink-footed shearwater.


Puffinus newelli

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the Newell's shearwater.


Puffinus yelkouan

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the yelkouan shearwater.


Puffinus lherminieri

Audubon's shearwater
Audubon's shearwater

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – Audubon's shearwater.


Puffinus assimilis

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the little shearwater.


Puffinus pacificus

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the wedge-tailed shearwater.


Pterodroma axillaris

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the Chatham petrel.


Pterodroma longirostris

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the Stejneger's petrel.


Procellaria westlandica

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the Westland petrel.


Pseudobulweria aterrima

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the Mascarene petrel.


Pseudobulweria macgillivrayi

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the Fiji petrel.


Puffinus subalaris

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the Galápagos shearwater.


Eudyptes chrysocome

A taxonomic species within the family Spheniscidae – southern rockhopper penguin.


Puffinus huttoni

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the Hutton's shearwater.


Puffinus baroli

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the Barolo shearwater.


Puffinus auricularis

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the Townsend's shearwater.


Oceanites oceanicus

Wilson's storm petrel
Wilson's storm petrel

A taxonomic species within the family Hydrobatidae – Wilson's storm petrel.


Oceanites gracilis

A taxonomic species within the family Hydrobatidae – Elliot's storm petrel.


Puffinus bailloni

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the tropical shearwater.


Puffinus boydi

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – Boyd's shearwater.


Bulweria bulwerii

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – Bulwer's petrel.


Bulweria fallax

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the Jouanin's petrel.


Puffinus heinrothi

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the Heinroth's shearwater.


Hydrobates jabejabe

A taxonomic species within the family Hydrobatidae – the Cape Verde storm petrel.


Sarkidiornis sylvicola

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the comb duck.


Thalassarche impavida

A taxonomic species within the family Diomedeidae – the Campbell albatross.


Garrodia nereis

A taxonomic species within the family Hydrobatidae – the grey-backed storm petrel.


Oceanites maorianus

A taxonomic species within the family Hydrobatidae – the New Zealand storm petrel.


Pterodroma alba

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the Phoenix petrel.


Fregetta tropica

A taxonomic species within the family Hydrobatidae – the black-bellied storm petrel.


Pelagodroma marina

A taxonomic species within the family Hydrobatidae – the white-faced storm petrel.


Melanitta americana

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the black scoter.


Oceanodroma microsoma

A taxonomic species within the family Hydrobatidae – the least storm petrel.


Tachybaptus dominicus

A taxonomic species within the family Podicipedidae – least grebe.


Fregetta grallaria

A taxonomic species within the family Hydrobatidae – the white-bellied storm petrel.


Oceanodroma leucorhoa

Leach's storm petrel
Leach's storm petrel

A taxonomic species within the family Hydrobatidae – Leach's storm petrel.


Tachybaptus ruficollis

A taxonomic species within the family Podicipedidae – little grebe.


Melanitta deglandi

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – white-winged scoter.


Puffinus persicus

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the Persian shearwater.


Oceanodroma castro

A taxonomic species within the family Hydrobatidae – the band-rumped storm petrel.


Nesofregetta fuliginosa

A taxonomic species within the family Hydrobatidae – the Polynesian storm petrel.


Oceanodroma matsudairae

A taxonomic species within the family Hydrobatidae – the Matsudaira's storm petrel.


Poliocephalus rufopectus

A taxonomic species within the family Podicipedidae – New Zealand grebe.


Oceanodroma markhami

A taxonomic species within the family Hydrobatidae – the Markham's storm petrel.


Oceanodroma monorhis

A taxonomic species within the family Hydrobatidae – the Swinhoe's storm petrel.


Podilymbus gigas

A taxonomic species within the family Podicipedidae – the Atitlan grebe.


Oceanodroma monteiroi

A taxonomic species within the family Hydrobatidae – the Monteiro's storm petrel.


Oceanodroma furcata

A taxonomic species within the family Hydrobatidae – the fork-tailed storm petrel.


Diomedea sanfordi

A taxonomic species within the family Diomedeidae – the northern royal albatross.


Pelecanoides garnotii

A taxonomic species within the family Pelecanoididae – the Peruvian diving petrel.


Oceanodroma tristrami

A taxonomic species within the family Hydrobatidae – the Tristram's storm petrel.


Tachybaptus tricolor

A taxonomic species within the family Podicipedidae – the tricolored grebe.


Pelecanoides georgicus

A taxonomic species within the family Pelecanoididae – the South Georgia diving petrel.


Oceanodroma hornbyi

A taxonomic species within the family Hydrobatidae – the Hornby's storm petrel.


Podiceps taczanowskii

A taxonomic species within the family Podicipedidae – the Junin grebe.


Tachybaptus rufolavatus

A taxonomic species within the family Podicipedidae – Alaotra grebe, Delacour's little grebe, or rusty grebe.


Rollandia rolland

A taxonomic species within the family Podicipedidae – the white-tufted grebe.


Somateria fischeri

Somateria fischeri i (canonical feminine)

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the spectacled eider.


Oceanodroma homochroa

A taxonomic species within the family Hydrobatidae – the ashy storm petrel.


Podiceps grisegena

A taxonomic species within the family Podicipedidae – the red-necked grebe.


Aechmophorus clarkii

A taxonomic species within the family Podicipedidae – Clark's grebe.


Rollandia microptera

A taxonomic species within the family Podicipedidae – Titicaca grebe.


Poliocephalus poliocephalus

A taxonomic species within the family Podicipedidae – the hoary-headed grebe.


Podiceps occipitalis

A taxonomic species within the family Podicipedidae – the silvery grebe.


Tachybaptus pelzelnii

A taxonomic species within the family Podicipedidae – the Madagascar grebe.


Pelecanoides magellani

A taxonomic species within the family Pelecanoididae – the Magellanic diving petrel.


Tachybaptus novaehollandiae

A taxonomic species within the family Podicipedidae – the Australasian grebe.


Podiceps major

A taxonomic species within the family Podicipedidae – the great grebe.


Oceanodroma melania

A taxonomic species within the family Hydrobatidae – the black storm petrel.


Phoenicopterus ruber

A taxonomic species within the family Phoenicopteridae – American flamingo.


Podiceps gallardoi

A taxonomic species within the family Podicipedidae – the hooded grebe.


Podiceps cristatus

A taxonomic species within the family Podicepedidae – great crested grebe.


Phoenicopterus chilensis

A taxonomic species within the family Phoenicopteridae – the Chilean flamingo.


Podiceps auritus

A taxonomic species within the family Podicipedidae – the horned grebe.


Phoenicoparrus jamesi

A taxonomic species within the family Phoenicopteridae – James's flamingo.


Podiceps nigricollis

A taxonomic species within the family Podicipedidae – the black-necked grebe or eared grebe.


Anastomus oscitans

A taxonomic species within the family Ciconiidae – the Asian openbill.


Aechmophorus occidentalis

A taxonomic species within the family Podicipedidae – the western grebe.


Jabiru mycteria

A taxonomic species within the family Ciconiidae – the jabiru, of Central and South America.


Mycteria americana

A taxonomic species within the family Ciconiidae – wood stork.


Podilymbus podiceps

A taxonomic species within the family Podicipedidae – the pied-billed grebe.


Phaethon rubricauda

red-tailed tropicbird
red-tailed tropicbird

A taxonomic species within the family Phaethontidae – the red-tailed tropicbird.


Mycteria ibis

A taxonomic species within the family Ciconiidae – the yellow-billed stork.


Phoeniconaias minor

A taxonomic species within the family Phoenicopteridae – the lesser flamingo.


Phoenicopterus roseus

A taxonomic species within the family Phoenicopteridae – greater flamingo.


Ciconia nigra

A taxonomic species within the family Ciconiidae – black stork.


Ciconia episcopus

A taxonomic species within the family Ciconiidae – the woolly-necked stork.


Ciconia maguari

A taxonomic species within the family Ciconiidae – the maguari stork, native to South America.


Mycteria leucocephala

A taxonomic species within the family Ciconiidae – the painted stork.


Anastomus lamelligerus

A taxonomic species within the family Ciconiidae – the African openbill.


Ciconia boyciana

A taxonomic species within the family Ciconiidae – the oriental stork.


Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus

A taxonomic species within the family Ciconiidae – the black-necked stork.


Oceanodroma tethys

A taxonomic species within the family Hydrobatidae – the wedge-rumped storm petrel.


Threskiornis spinicollis

A taxonomic species within the family Threskiornithidae – straw-necked ibis.


Leptoptilos dubius

A taxonomic species within the family Ciconiidae – the greater adjutant.


Pseudibis papillosa

A taxonomic species within the family Threskiornithidae – the red-naped ibis.


Phaethon aethereus

A taxonomic species within the family Phaethontidae – the red-billed tropicbird.


Mycteria cinerea

A taxonomic species within the family Ciconiidae – the milky stork.


Threskiornis bernieri

A taxonomic species within the family Threskiornithidae – the Malagasy sacred ibis.


Leptoptilos crumeniferus

A taxonomic species within the family Ciconiidae – the marabou stork or marabou, a large stork native to much of tropical Africa.


Ciconia stormi

A taxonomic species within the family Ciconiidae – Storm's stork.


Geronticus calvus

A taxonomic species within the family Threskiornithidae – the southern bald ibis.


Phoenicoparrus andinus

Phoenicopterus andinus
Phoenicopterus andinus#Translingual

A taxonomic species within the family Phoenicopteridae – the Andean flamingo, formerly Phoenicopterus andinus.


Threskiornis melanocephalus

A taxonomic species within the family Threskiornithidae – the black-headed ibis.


Pseudibis davisoni

A taxonomic species within the family Threskiornithidae – the white-shouldered ibis.


Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis

A taxonomic species within the family Ciconiidae – the saddle-billed stork.


Platalea regia

A taxonomic species within the family Threskiornithidae – royal spoonbill.


Pseudibis gigantea

A taxonomic species within the family Threskiornithidae – the giant ibis.


Threskiornis molucca

Australian white ibis
Australian white ibis

A taxonomic species within the family Threskiornithidae – the Australian white ibis.


Ixobrychus exilis

A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae – least bittern.


Bostrychia hagedash

A taxonomic species within the family Threskiornithidae – the hadada ibis.


Platalea flavipes

A taxonomic species within the family Threskiornithidae – the yellow-billed spoonbill.


Platalea minor

A taxonomic species within the family Threskiornithidae – black-faced spoonbill.


Ixobrychus minutus

A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae – little bittern.


Plegadis falcinellus

A taxonomic species within the family Threskiornithidae – the glossy ibis.


Bostrychia olivacea

A taxonomic species within the family Threskiornithidae – the olive ibis.


Theristicus caerulescens

A taxonomic species within the family Threskiornithidae – plumbeous ibis.


Dupetor flavicollis

A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae – black bittern, now classified as Ixobrychus flavicollis.


Phimosus infuscatus

A taxonomic species within the family Threskiornithidae – the bare-faced ibis.


Agamia agami

A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae – agami heron.


Nipponia nippon

A taxonomic species within the family Threskiornithidae – crested ibis.


Gorsachius melanolophus

A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae – the Malayan night heron.


Leptoptilos javanicus

A taxonomic species within the family Ciconiidae – lesser adjutant, of southern and southeastern Asia.


Ixobrychus sturmii

A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae – the dwarf bittern.


Zonerodius heliosylus

A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae – the forest bittern.


Bostrychia carunculata

A taxonomic species within the family Threskiornithidae – the wattled ibis.


Botaurus pinnatus

A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae – the pinnated bittern.


Theristicus caudatus

A taxonomic species within the family Threskiornithidae – the buff-necked ibis.


Theristicus melanopis

A taxonomic species within the family Threskiornithidae – the black-faced ibis.


Ixobrychus cinnamomeus

A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae – the cinnamon bittern.


Butorides sundevalli

A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae – the lava heron.


Platalea ajaja

A taxonomic species within the family Threskiornithidae – roseate spoonbill, breeding principally in South America and the Caribbean.


Ixobrychus eurhythmus

A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae – the Von Schrenck's bittern.


Bostrychia rara

A taxonomic species within the family Threskiornithidae – the spot-breasted ibis.


Ardeola ralloides

A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae – the squacco heron.


Gorsachius goisagi

Japanese night heron
Japanese night heron

A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae – the Japanese night heron.


Cercibis oxycerca

A taxonomic species within the family Threskiornithidae – the sharp-tailed ibis.


Gorsachius magnificus

A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae – the white-eared night heron.


Ixobrychus involucris

A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae – the stripe-backed bittern.


Gorsachius leuconotus

A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae – the white-backed night heron.


Mesembrinibis cayennensis

A taxonomic species within the family Threskiornithidae – the green ibis.


Tigrisoma lineatum

A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae – the rufescent tiger heron.


Nycticorax nycticorax

black-crowned night heron
black-crowned night heron

A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae – black-crowned night heron.


Tigriornis leucolopha

A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae – white-crested tiger heron.


Bostrychia bocagei

A taxonomic species within the family Threskiornithidae – the São Tomé ibis or dwarf olive ibis.


Platalea leucorodia

A taxonomic species within the family Threskiornithidae – Eurasian spoonbill.


Butorides striata

A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae – the striated heron.


Lophotibis cristata

A taxonomic species within the family Threskiornithidae – the Madagascar ibis.


Nycticorax caledonicus

A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae – the Nankeen night heron.


Butorides virescens

A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae – green heron.


Ixobrychus dubius

A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae – black-backed bittern.


Zebrilus undulatus

A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae – the zigzag heron or zigzag bittern.


Ixobrychus sinensis

A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae – the yellow bittern.


Cochlearius cochlearius

A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae – the boat-billed heron.


Plegadis ridgwayi

A taxonomic species within the family Threskiornithidae – puna ibis of South America.


Ardeola idae

A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae – the Malagasy pond heron.


Botaurus poiciloptilus

A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae – the Australasian bittern.


Ardea melanocephala

A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae – the black-headed heron.


Ardeola grayii

A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae – the Indian pond heron.


Nyctanassa violacea

A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae – the yellow-crowned night heron.


Ardea goliath

A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae – the Goliath heron.


Egretta novaehollandiae

A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae – white-faced heron.


Ardea pacifica

A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae – the white-necked heron.


Plegadis chihi

A taxonomic species within the family Threskiornithidae – the white-faced ibis.


Tigrisoma fasciatum

A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae – the fasciated tiger heron.


Egretta picata

A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae – pied heron or pied egret.


Tigrisoma mexicanum

A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae – the bare-throated tiger heron.


Egretta tricolor

A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae – the tricolored heron.


Threskiornis aethiopicus

A taxonomic species within the family Threskiornithidae – the African sacred ibis.


Ardea cocoi

A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae – the cocoi heron.


Ardeola rufiventris

A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae – the rufous-bellied heron.


Egretta rufescens

A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae – reddish egret.


Bubulcus ibis

western cattle egret
western cattle egret

A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae – western cattle egret.


Ardeola speciosa

A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae – the Javan pond heron.


Bubulcus coromandus

A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae – eastern cattle egret.


Egretta eulophotes

A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae – the Chinese egret.


Egretta garzetta

A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae – little egret.


Ardeola bacchus

A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae – the Chinese pond heron.


Ardea sumatrana

A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae – the great-billed heron.


Egretta vinaceigula

A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae – the slaty egret.


Egretta caerulea

A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae – the little blue heron.


Egretta intermedia

A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae – the intermediate egret.


Ardea humbloti

A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae – the Humblot's heron or Madagascar heron.


Egretta gularis

A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae – the western reef heron.


Egretta dimorpha

A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae – the dimorphic egret.


Ardea alba

A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae – great egret.


Ardea herodias

A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae – the great blue heron.


Fregata magnificens

magnificent frigatebird
magnificent frigatebird

A taxonomic species within the family Fregatidae – the magnificent frigatebird.


Pelecanus rufescens

A taxonomic species within the family Pelecanidae – the pink-backed pelican.


Eudocimus ruber

A taxonomic species within the family Threskiornithidae – the scarlet ibis.


Sula granti

A taxonomic species within the family Sulidae – Nazca booby, off the Pacific coast from Mexico and northern South America.


Egretta sacra

A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae – the Pacific reef heron.


Egretta ardesiaca

A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae – the black heron.


Pilherodius pileatus

A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae – the capped heron.


Pelecanus crispus

A taxonomic species within the family Pelecanidae – Dalmatian pelican.


Pelecanus occidentalis

A taxonomic species within the family Pelecanidae – the brown pelican.


Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

A taxonomic species within the family Pelecanidae – the American white pelican.


Morus capensis

A taxonomic species within the family Sulidae – the Cape gannet.


Microcarbo pygmaeus

A taxonomic species within the family Cuculidae – pygmy cormorant.


Fregata ariel

A taxonomic species within the family Fregatidae – the lesser frigatebird.


Phalacrocorax harrisi

flightless cormorant
flightless cormorant

A taxonomic species within the family Phalacrocoracidae – flightless cormorant, now Nannopterum harrisi.


Syrigma sibilatrix

A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae – the whistling heron.


Sula variegata

A taxonomic species within the family Sulidae – the Peruvian booby.


Sula sula

A taxonomic species within the family Sulidae – the red-footed booby.


Phalacrocorax fuscescens

black-faced cormorant
black-faced cormorant

A taxonomic species within the family Phalacrocoracidae – black-faced cormorant.


Morus serrator

A taxonomic species within the family Sulidae – the Australasian gannet.


Sula dactylatra

A taxonomic species within the family Sulidae – the masked booby.


Pelecanus thagus

A taxonomic species within the family Pelecanidae – the Peruvian pelican.


Ardea cinerea

A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae – grey heron.


Fregata andrewsi

A taxonomic species within the family Fregatidae – the Christmas frigatebird.


Sula nebouxii

A taxonomic species within the family Sulidae – the blue-footed booby.


Microcarbo africanus

A taxonomic species within the family Cuculidae – the reed cormorant.


Microcarbo niger

A taxonomic species within the family Cuculidae – the little cormorant.


Sula leucogaster

A taxonomic species within the family Sulidae – the brown booby.


Morus bassanus

A taxonomic species within the family Sulidae – northern gannet.


Phalacrocorax neglectus

A taxonomic species within the family Phalacrocoracidae – the bank cormorant.


Papasula abbotti

A taxonomic species within the family Sulidae – Abbott's booby.


Phalacrocorax gaimardi

A taxonomic species within the family Phalacrocoracidae – red-legged cormorant, now Poikilocarbo gaimardi.


Balaeniceps rex

A taxonomic species within the family Balaenicipitidae – the shoebill.


Pelecanus onocrotalus

A taxonomic species within the family Pelecanidae – the great white pelican.


Busarellus

A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae – black-collared hawk.


Microcarbo melanoleucos

A taxonomic species within the family Cuculidae – the little pied cormorant.


Phalacrocorax varius

A taxonomic species within the family Phalacrocoracidae – the Australian pied cormorant.


Chondrohierax

A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae – certain kites.


Phalacrocorax featherstoni

A taxonomic species within the family Phalacrocoracidae – the Pitt shag, Pitt Island shag or Featherstone's shag.


Phalacrocorax brasilianus

A taxonomic species within the family Phalacrocoracidae – the neotropic cormorant.


Phalacrocorax punctatus

A taxonomic species within the family Phalacrocoracidae – the spotted shag.


Phalacrocorax auritus

A taxonomic species within the family Phalacrocoracidae – double-crested cormorant, now Nannopterum auritum.


Phalacrocorax penicillatus

A taxonomic species within the family Phalacrocoracidae – Brandt's cormorant.


Phalacrocorax lucidus

A taxonomic species within the family Phalacrocoracidae – the white-breasted cormorant.


Erythrotriorchis

A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae.


Phalacrocorax capillatus

A taxonomic species within the family Phalacrocoracidae – the Japanese cormorant.


Leucocarbo carunculatus

Phalacrocorax carunculatus (canonical masculine)

A taxonomic species within the family Phalacrocoracidae – rough-faced shag.


Phalacrocorax aristotelis

A taxonomic species within the family Phalacrocoracidae – European shag, now Gulosus aristotelis.


Phalacrocorax bougainvillii

A taxonomic species within the family Phalacrocoracidae – the Guanay cormorant or Guanay shag.


Phalacrocorax sulcirostris

little black cormorant
little black cormorant

A taxonomic species within the family Phalacrocoracidae – little black cormorant.


Phalacrocorax capensis

A taxonomic species within the family Phalacrocoracidae – the Cape cormorant.


Phalacrocorax atriceps

Phalacrocorax ātriceps (canonical masculine)

A taxonomic species within the family Phalacrocoracidae – now Leucocarbo atriceps, the imperial shag.


Phalacrocorax bransfieldensis

A taxonomic species within the family Phalacrocoracidae – the Antarctic shag.


Phalacrocorax purpurascens

A taxonomic species within the family Phalacrocoracidae – the Macquarie shag.


Phalacrocorax verrucosus

A taxonomic species within the family Phalacrocoracidae – the Kerguelen shag.


Phalacrocorax fuscicollis

A taxonomic species within the family Phalacrocoracidae – the Indian cormorant.


Cathartes melambrotus

greater yellow-headed vulture
greater yellow-headed vulture

A taxonomic species within the family Cathartidae – greater yellow-headed vulture, of South American tropical lowland forests.


Phalacrocorax onslowi

A taxonomic species within the family Phalacrocoracidae – the Chatham shag.


Phalacrocorax nigrogularis

A taxonomic species within the family Phalacrocoracidae – the Socotra cormorant.


Gypohierax

From Ancient Greek γύψ (gúps, “vulture”) and ἱέραξ (hiérax, “hawk, falcon”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae – palm-nut vulture.


Phalacrocorax magellanicus

A taxonomic species within the family Phalacrocoracidae – rock shag, now Leucocarbo magellanicus.


Puffinus bannermani

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the Bannerman's shearwater.


Anhinga melanogaster

A taxonomic species within the family Anhingidae – the oriental darter.


Phalacrocorax georgianus

A taxonomic species within the family Phalacrocoracidae – the South Georgia shag.


Geranospiza

A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae.


Micronisus

A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae – the gabar goshawk.


Harpia

A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae – harpy eagle or harpy of Central America and northern South America.


Melierax

A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae., the chanting goshawks


Phalacrocorax chalconotus

A taxonomic species within the family Phalacrocoracidae – the bronze shag.


Phalacrocorax campbelli

A taxonomic species within the family Phalacrocoracidae – the Campbell shag.


Elanoides

A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae – the swallow-tailed kite.


Anhinga rufa

A taxonomic species within the family Anhingidae – the African darter.


Phalacrocorax ranfurlyi

A taxonomic species within the family Phalacrocoracidae – the Bounty shag or Bounty Island shag.


Gymnogyps californianus

A taxonomic species within the family Cathartidae – the California condor.


Phalacrocorax pelagicus

A taxonomic species within the family Phalacrocoracidae – now Urile pelagicus, Baird's cormorant, violet-green cormorant, or pelagic cormorant, of coastlines or the North Pacific.


Anhinga anhinga

A taxonomic species within the family Anhingidae – anhinga.


Sagittarius serpentarius

A taxonomic species within the family Sagittariidae – secretary bird.


Sarcoramphus papa

A taxonomic species within the family Cathartidae – the king vulture.


Harpyhaliaetus

A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae – now synonym of Buteogallus.


Elanus

From Ancient Greek ἔλανος (élanos, “kite”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae – certain kites.


Helicolestes

A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae – the slender-billed kite.


Phalacrocorax melanogenis

A taxonomic species within the family Phalacrocoracidae – the Crozet shag.


Dryotriorchis

A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae – Congo serpent eagle.


Urotriorchis

A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae.


Pelecanoides urinatrix

A taxonomic species within the family Pelecanoididae – the common diving petrel.


Icthyophaga

(archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae – certain fish-eating eagles, more commonly spelled Ichthyophaga, now included in Haliaeetus.


Neophron

A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae – Egyptian vulture.


Phalcoboenus

A taxonomic genus within the family Falconidae – certain caracaras.


Aviceda leuphotes

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the black baza.


Gampsonyx

From Ancient Greek γαμψῶνυξ (gampsônux).


Daptrius

A taxonomic genus within the family Falconidae – the black caracara, Daptrius ater.


Harpyopsis

Harpyopsis novaeguineae
Harpyopsis novaeguineae

A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae – Papuan eagle (Harpyopsis novaeguineae).


Ibycter

Ibycter americanus
Ibycter americanus#Translingual

A taxonomic genus within the family Falconidae – Ibycter americanus, the red-throated caracara.


Aviceda madagascariensis

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – Madagascar cuckoo-hawk.


Kaupifalco

Named after German naturalist Johann Kaup + Falco.

named-after

Kaupifalco monogrammicus
Kaupifalco monogrammicus

A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae – lizard buzzard (Kaupifalco monogrammicus).


Aegypius

New Latin, from Ancient Greek αἰγυπιός (aigupiós, “vulture”)

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae – the cinereous vulture.


Lissotis

A taxonomic genus within the family Otididae.


Pandion cristatus

A taxonomic species within the family Pandionidae – the eastern osprey.


Polihierax

Polihierax semitorquatus
Polihierax semitorquatus

A taxonomic genus within the family Falconidae – the pygmy falcons, Polihierax semitorquatus.


Spiziapteryx

A taxonomic genus within the family Falconidae.


Aviceda cuculoides

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the African cuckoo-hawk.


Necrosyrtes

Necrosyrtes monachus
Necrosyrtes monachus

A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae – the hooded vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus).


Cathartes burrovianus

A taxonomic species within the family Cathartidae – the lesser yellow-headed vulture.

For subspecies see Cathartes burrovianus at Avibase


Chelictinia

Chelictinia riocourii
Chelictinia riocourii

A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae – the African swallow-tailed kite (Chelictinia riocourii).


Butastur

From Latin buteo (“common buzzard”), one kind of small hawk and astur (“a hawk”), different from buteo

A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae – of Asia and Africa.


Parabuteo

A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae.


Lophotis

A taxonomic genus within the family Otididae – certain African bustards with pink crests.


Afrotis

A taxonomic genus within the family Otididae – some of the korhaans, a kind of bustard native to southern Africa.


Egretta thula

The epithet thula is possibly from a Mapudungun word for the black-necked swan (Cygnus melancoryphus), or possibly from Thule (“The northernmost location of the ancient world”), an allusion to the whiteness of snow in the region. The epithet was given by Chilean naturalist Juan Ignacio Molina (1740-1829) in his work Saggio sulla Storia Naturale del Chili (1782).

A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae – the snowy egret.


Lophotriorchis

A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae – rufous-bellied hawk-eagle.


Polyboroides

Polyborus (“former genus name for a caracara”) + -oides

suffix

A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae – certain harrier hawks.


Milvago

A taxonomic genus within the family Falconidae – some of the caracaras.


Aviceda subcristata

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the Pacific baza.


Torgos

From Ancient Greek τόργος (tórgos, “vulture”).

bor

lappet-faced vulture
lappet-faced vulture

A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae – the lappet-faced vulture (Torgos tracheliotus).


Spilornis

A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae – serpent eagles.


Micrastur

A taxonomic genus within the family Falconidae – forest falcons.


Megatriorchis

New Latin, from Ancient Greek τριόρχης (triórkhēs, “a kind of hawk or buzzard; with three testicles”)


Vultur gryphus

A taxonomic species within the family Cathartidae – the Andean condor.


Aviceda jerdoni

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – Jerdon's baza.


Houbaropsis

A taxonomic genus within the family Otididae.


Francolinus pondicerianus

Ortygornis pondicerianus
Wikispecies:Ortygornis pondicerianus

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – grey francolin; Synonym of Ortygornis pondicerianus.


Monias

A taxonomic genus within the family Mesitornithidae.


Mesitornis

A taxonomic genus within the family Mesitornithidae – the mesites.


Chlamydotis

A taxonomic genus within the family Otididae – certain bustards.


Otidiformes

A taxonomic order within the subclass Aves – bustards.


Microhierax

A taxonomic genus within the family Falconidae – the typical falconets.


Rhynochetos

A taxonomic genus within the family Rhynochetidae – the kagu.


Mesitornithidae

A taxonomic family within the order Mesitornithiformes – the mesites.


Ardenna gravis

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – great shearwater, formerly Puffinus gravis.


Gyps

New Latin, from Ancient Greek γύψ (gúps, “vulture”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae – some Old World vultures.


Ictinaetus

From Ancient Greek ἰκτῖνος (iktînos, “kite”) + ἀετός (aetós, “eagle”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae.


Sarothrura

A taxonomic genus within the family Sarothruridae – typical flufftails.


Nisaetus

A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae – hawk-eagles, principally of tropical Asian forests.


Morphnus

From Latin morphnos, from Ancient Greek μόρφνος (mórphnos, “kind of eagle”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae – crested eagle.


Geranoaetus

New Latin, from Ancient Greek γέρανος (géranos, “crane, Grus cinerea”) + ἀετός (aetós, “eagle”)


Leucopternis

A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae – certain hawks of parts of southern Central America and northwestern South America.

Leucopternis albicollis

(genus): Leucopternis melanops (black-faced hawk) - type species; Leucopternis semiplumbeus (semiplumbeous hawk), Leucopternis kuhli (white-browed hawk) - other species in recent circumscriptions


Buteogallus

From Latin būteō (“hawk”) + gallus (“rooster”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae – of the Americas.


Otididae

A taxonomic family within the order Otidiformes – bustards.


Phaethon lepturus

A taxonomic species within the family Phaethontidae – white-tailed tropicbird.


Anurolimnas

A taxonomic genus within the family Rallidae – certain crakes.


Eutriorchis

A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae – Madagascan serpent eagle.


Rhynochetidae

Rhynochetos jubatus
Rhynochetos jubatus#Translingual

A taxonomic family within the order Eurypygiformes – the kagu (Rhynochetos jubatus).


Ardeotis

A taxonomic genus within the family Otididae – certain bustards.


Turnix

A taxonomic genus within the family Turnicidae.


Eurypyga

eury- + -pyga, from Ancient Greek εὐρύς (eurús, “wide”) + πυγή (pugḗ, “tail, buttocks”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Eurypygidae – the sunbitterns.


Atlantisia

A taxonomic genus within the family Rallidae.


Amaurornis

A taxonomic genus within the family Rallidae – certain crakes and rails.


Tetrax

Borrowed from Ancient Greek τέτραξ (tétrax, “hazel grouse”).

bor

A taxonomic genus within the family Otididae.


Cariama

From çariama, a Portuguese transcription of Old Tupi sariama (“crested (bird)”), from saria (“crest”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Cariamidae – seriemas.


Psophia

A taxonomic genus within the family Psophiidae – the trumpeters.


Canirallus

A taxonomic genus within the family Rallidae – now only species Canirallus oculeus, of west-central Africa.


Cariamidae

A taxonomic family within the order Cariamiformes – seriemas.


Amaurolimnas

A taxonomic genus within the family Rallidae – a uniform crake, found from Mexico through much of tropical South America.


Cyanolimnas

A taxonomic genus within the family Rallidae – now a synonym of Mustelirallus.


Chunga

A taxonomic genus within the family Cariamidae.


Habroptila

A taxonomic genus within the family Rallidae – the single species Habroptila wallacii.


Heliornithidae

English: heliornithid

French: héliornithidé m

A taxonomic family within the order Gruiformes – finfoots.


Pachyptila crassirostris

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the fulmar prion.


Gallicrex

A taxonomic genus within the family Rallidae – watercock.


Oreopholus

A taxonomic genus within the family Charadriidae.


Esacus

A taxonomic genus within the family Burhinidae.


Caracara

From Spanish caracará or Portuguese caracará, ultimately from Old Tupi karakará.

A taxonomic genus within the family Falconidae – certain caracaras.


Pluvianellus

A taxonomic genus within the family Pluvianellidae – the Magellanic plover.


Heliornis

From Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”) + ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Heliornithidae – the sungrebe.


Lewinia

A taxonomic genus within the family Rallidae – certain rails of Australasia and the Philippines.


Aramidopsis

A taxonomic genus within the family Rallidae – snoring rail, of Indonesia.


Aramides

A taxonomic genus within the family Rallidae – rails of the tropical and subtropical Americas.


Aenigmatolimnas

A taxonomic genus within the family Rallidae – striped crake.


Neocrex

A taxonomic genus within the family Rallidae.


Aramidae

A taxonomic family within the order Gruiformes – the limpkin.


Ortyxelos

A taxonomic genus within the family Turnicidae.


Crex

From Ancient Greek κρέξ (kréx, “corn crake”).


Ammoperdix griseogularis

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – see-see partridge, native from Turkey to Pakistan.


Pardirallus

A taxonomic genus within the family Rallidae – rails of South America.


Spizaetus

New Latin, from Ancient Greek σπιζίας (spizías, “sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)”) + ἀετός (aetós, “eagle”)

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae.


Gypaetus

From Ancient Greek γυπς (gups, “vulture”) (also γύψ (gúps); Modern Greek γύπας (gýpas)) + Ancient Greek ἀετός (aetós) "eagle".

A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae – the bearded vulture, also known as the lammergeier or ossifrage.


Ibidorhyncha

A taxonomic genus within the family Ibidorhynchidae – the ibisbill.


Psophiidae

A taxonomic family within the order Gruiformes – trumpeters.


Heliopais

From Heliornis (“a related genus”) + παῖς (paîs, “child”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Heliornithidae.


Cladorhynchus

A taxonomic genus within the family Recurvirostridae.


Nycticryphes

A taxonomic genus within the family Rostratulidae.


Pluvianus

A taxonomic genus within the family Pluvianidae – the Egyptian plover.


Gymnocrex

A taxonomic genus within the family Rallidae – rails of Indonesia and New Guinea.


Pedionomus

A taxonomic genus within the family Pedionomidae – plains-wanderer, plover-quail.


Eurypygiformes

(dated) A taxonomic order within the class Aves.

A taxonomic order within the class Reptilia.


Rostratula

A taxonomic genus within the family Rostratulidae – the painted snipes.


Scopus umbretta

A taxonomic species within the family Scopidae – the hammerkop, native to east Africa, Madagascar, and Arabia.


Rallicula

A feminine diminutive of Medieval Latin rallus (“rail”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Sarothruridae – forest rails, of Asia and Australasia.


Chionidae

A taxonomic family within the order Charadriiformes – sheathbills.


Peltohyas

A taxonomic genus within the family Charadriidae.


Thinocorus

A taxonomic genus within the family Thinocoridae.


Attagis

A taxonomic genus within the family Thinocoridae – certain seedsnipes.


Megacrex

New Guinea flightless rail
New Guinea flightless rail

A taxonomic genus within the family Rallidae – New Guinea flightless rail.


Sarothruridae

A taxonomic family within the order Gruiformes – flufftails.


Chionis

A taxonomic genus within the family Chionidae.


Burhinidae

A taxonomic family within the order Charadriiformes – stone-curlews and thick-knees.


Mesitornithiformes

A taxonomic order within the parvclass Neognathae.

A taxonomic order within the superorder Neoaves.


Sypheotides

New Latin, possibly from Ancient Greek σίφων (síphōn, “tube, siphon”)
+ ὠτίς (ōtís, “bustard”) or οὖς (oûs, “ear”) + -ides

A taxonomic genus within the family Otididae – lesser florican (Sypheotides indicus).


Arborophila torqueola

A taxonomic species within the family Phasianidae – the hill partridge.


Gallinula

A taxonomic genus within the family Rallidae – moorhens.


Dromadidae

A taxonomic family within the order Charadriiformes – crab plover.


Prosobonia

A taxonomic genus within the family Scolopacidae.


Eupodotis

A taxonomic genus within the family Otididae – certain bustards, some called korhaans.


Rougetius

A taxonomic genus within the family Rallidae – Rouget's rail.


Micropygia

A taxonomic genus within the family Rallidae – ocellated crake.


Ibidorhynchidae

A taxonomic family within the order Charadriiformes – the ibisbill.


Laterallus

A taxonomic genus within the family Rallidae – certain crakes, principally of the Neotropics.


Botaurus stellaris

A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae – Eurasian bittern.


Podica

A taxonomic genus within the family Heliornithidae – the African finfoot.


Tribonyx

From Ancient Greek [Term?] "to rub" + ὄνυξ "a claw".

A taxonomic genus within the family Rallidae – rails of Australia and New Zealand.


Fulica

From Latin fulica (“coot; waterfowl”). Named in Linnaeus’s Systema Naturae (1758).

A taxonomic genus within the family Rallidae – coots.


Rostratulidae

A taxonomic family within the order Charadriiformes – painted snipes.


Hydrophasianus

pheasant-tailed jacana
pheasant-tailed jacana

A taxonomic genus within the family Jacanidae – pheasant-tailed jacana.


Pedionomidae

A taxonomic family within the order Charadriiformes – the plains-wanderer.


Eudocimus albus

A taxonomic species within the family Threskiornithidae – the American white ibis.


Cerorhinca

A taxonomic genus within the family Alcidae.


Metopidius

bronze-winged jacana
bronze-winged jacana

A taxonomic genus within the family Jacanidae – the bronze-winged jacana, of south and southeast Asia.


Recurvirostridae

A taxonomic family within the order Charadriiformes – stilts and avocets.


Thinocoridae

A taxonomic family within the order Charadriiformes – seedsnipes.


Porzana

A taxonomic genus within the family Rallidae – typical crakes.


Philomachus

A taxonomic genus within the family Scolopacidae – the species Philomachus pugnax, now in Calidris.


Porphyrio

A taxonomic genus within the family Rallidae – swamp hens.


Aechmorhynchus

A taxonomic genus within the family Scolopacidae – Polynesian sandpipers.


Eurynorhynchus

A taxonomic genus within the family Scolopacidae.


Pluvianellidae

A taxonomic family within the order Charadriiformes – the Magellanic plover.


Aramus

Seemingly from Ancient Greek ἄραμος (áramos, “heron”), a hapax legomenon used by Hesychius.

A taxonomic genus within the family Aramidae – the limpkin.


Jacanidae

A taxonomic family within the order Charadriiformes – the jacanas.


Himantornis

A taxonomic genus within the family Rallidae – Nkulengu rail.


Hydroprogne

A taxonomic genus within the family Laridae.


Himantopus

From Ancient Greek ἱμαντόπους (himantópous).

A taxonomic genus within the family Recurvirostridae.


Dromas

Latin dromas (“camel”), from Ancient Greek δρομάς (dromás, “camel”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Dromadidae – crab-plover.


Irediparra

A taxonomic genus within the family Jacanidae – comb-crested jacana.


Microparra

A taxonomic genus within the family Jacanidae – lesser jacana.


Rhodostethia

A taxonomic genus within the family Laridae – Ross's gull.


Chlidonias

A taxonomic genus within the family Laridae – marsh terns.


Burhinus

A taxonomic genus within the family Burhinidae – birds known as stone curlews and thick-knees.

Burhinus oedicnemus

Eurasian stone curlew, Eurasian thick-knee


Cepphus

A taxonomic genus within the family Alcidae – true guillemots.


Hydrobates pelagicus

A taxonomic species within the family Hydrobatidae – the European storm petrel.


Limicola

From Latin limicola (“one that dwells in the mud”).

broad-billed sandpiper
broad-billed sandpiper

Limicola falcinellus
Limicola falcinellus

A taxonomic genus within the family Scolopacidae – broad-billed sandpiper (Limicola falcinellus).


Ptychoramphus

A taxonomic genus within the family Alcidae.


Cariamiformes

A taxonomic order within the class Reptilia – seriemas and several families of extinct birds.


Elseyornis

From English Elsey (after naturalist Joseph Ravenscroft Elsey) + ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Charadriidae.


Anous

A taxonomic genus within the family Laridae – a few of the noddies (terns).


Pteroclididae

A taxonomic family within the order Pteroclidiformes – sandgrouse.


Actitis

From Ancient Greek ἀκτίτης (aktítēs, “coast-dweller”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Scolopacidae – some sandpipers.


Pagophila

A taxonomic genus within the family Laridae – the ivory gull.


Hydrocoloeus

A taxonomic genus within the family Laridae – the little gull, that breeds in northern Eurasia and winters in Europe.


Onychoprion

A taxonomic genus within the family Laridae.


Phegornis

Ancient Greek φηγός m (phēgós, “oak, acron”) + -ornis (“bird”, Ancient Greek ὄρνῑς (órnīs))

affix

Ancient Greek <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">ὄρνῑς</i> (órnīs)

A taxonomic genus within the family Charadriidae – the diademed plover.


Jacana

From Portuguese jaçanã, from Old Tupi îasanã.

A taxonomic genus within the family Jacanidae – certain jacanas.


Larosterna

A taxonomic genus within the family Laridae – the Inca tern.


Limosa

A taxonomic genus within the family Scolopacidae – the godwits.


Thalasseus

From Ancient Greek θάλασσα (thálassa, “sea”).


Glareolidae

A taxonomic family within the order Charadriiformes – coursers and pratincoles.

Cursorius

(family): Cursoriinae (courser), Glareolinae (pratincole) - subfamilies


Coenocorypha

A taxonomic genus within the family Scolopacidae – certain snipes, principally of New Zealand.


Rallina

A taxonomic genus within the family Rallidae – crakes of Asia and Australasia.


Gygis

From Ancient Greek γύγης (gúgēs, “some type of bird”).

bor

A taxonomic genus within the family Sternidae.


Stiltia

From English stilt (“a kind of bird”) + -ia.

Australian pratincole
Australian pratincole

A taxonomic genus within the family Glareolidae – Australian pratincole.


Scolopax

From Latin scolopax, from Ancient Greek σκολόπαξ (skolópax).

A taxonomic genus within the family Scolopacidae – woodcocks.


Pernis

The name of the genus is due Cuvier (1816), after the species name Pernis apivorus (Linné 1758). The name πέρνης (pérnēs) is used by Aristotle of a bird of prey (Cuvier 1831:242)

A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae.


Syrrhaptes

From Ancient Greek συρραπτός (surrhaptós, “sewn together”).

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Pteroclididae.


Alca

From New Latin, from Old Norse alka (“auk”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Alcidae – the single species Alca torda, the razorbill.


Glareola

From Latin glārea (“gravel”) + diminutive -ola.

A taxonomic genus within the family Glareolidae – most species of pratincoles.


Brachyramphus

From Ancient Greek βραχύς (brakhús, “short”) + ῥάμφος (rhámphos, “beak”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Alcidae – murrelets.


Xema

Coined by William Elford Leach as a meaningless pair of syllables, not derived from anything.

A taxonomic genus within the family Laridae – the fork-tailed gull, an Arctic species.


Pterocles

Named by Coenraad Jacob Temminck, from Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing, feather”) + -κλῆς (-klês, “fame, glory”).


Numenius

From Ancient Greek νουμήνιος (noumḗnios, “curlew”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Scolopacidae – curlews and whimbrels.

Numenius phaeopus

Eurasian whimbrel, common whimbrel, or white-rumped whimbrel


Coturnicops

From Latin cōturnīx (“quail”) + Ancient Greek ὄψ (óps, “eye, appearance”), named for showing similarity to a quail in size and colour or Coturnix + -ops.

A taxonomic genus within the family Rallidae – certain rails.


Anarhynchus

From Ancient Greek ἀνά (aná, “backwards”) + ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, “bill”).

Anarhynchus frontalis
Anarhynchus frontalis#Translingual

A taxonomic genus within the family Charadriidae – the single species Anarhynchus frontalis (wrybill).


Synthliboramphus

A taxonomic genus within the family Alcidae – certain murrelets, seabirds of the northern Pacific.


Xenus

A taxonomic genus within the family Scolopacidae – the Terek sandpiper of north central Eurasia.

A taxonomic genus within the order Pyrenulales – a fungus.


Rynchops

A misspelling of New Latin rhynchops, from Ancient Greek ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, “beak”) and ὤψ (ṓps, “face”), coined by Linnaeus and maintained because the misspelled form was the first to appear in print; + -ops

A taxonomic genus within the family Rynchopidae – skimmers.


Charadrius

Latin charadrius (“plover”), from Ancient Greek χαραδριός (kharadriós).

A taxonomic genus within the family Charadriidae – many plovers.


Aethia

New Latin, from Ancient Greek αἴθυια (aíthuia, “a diving bird, perhaps the shearwater”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Alcidae – four auklet species of the North Pacific.

Paleoaethia

class Trilobita, order/family incertae sedis


Lymnocryptes

A taxonomic genus within the family Scolopacidae – the jack snipe.

Lymnocryptes minimus sole accepted species


Hieraaetus

From Ancient Greek ἱεραξ (hierax, “hawk”) (also ἱέραξ (hiérax)) + ἀετός (aetós, “eagle”).

†Hieraaetus moorei

(genus): Hieraaetus pennatus - type species; Hieraaetus ayresii, Hieraaetus morphnoides, Hieraaetus wahlbergi, Hieraaetus weiskei - other extant species


Ardea insignis

A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae – the white-bellied heron.


Fregata aquila

A taxonomic species within the family Fregatidae – the Ascension frigatebird.


Ichthyaetus

Ancient Greek ἰχθύς (ikhthús, “fish”)+Ancient Greek ἀετός (aetós, “eagle”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Laridae – certain gulls.


Creagrus

A taxonomic genus within the family Laridae – swallow-tail gull.


Anhinga novaehollandiae

A taxonomic species within the family Anhingidae – the Australasian darter.


Microcarbo coronatus

A taxonomic species within the family Cuculidae – the crowned cormorant.


Tringa

From Ancient Greek τρύγγας (trúngas, “kind of eagle; dipper”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Scolopacidae.


Rhinoptilus

A taxonomic genus within the family Glareolidae – certain coursers.


Chroicocephalus

Ancient Greek χρωϊκός (khrōïkós, “coloured”) + Ancient Greek κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”) + Ancient Greek -ος (-os).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Laridae.


Phalacrocorax nivalis

A taxonomic species within the family Phalacrocoracidae – the Heard Island shag.


Pelecanus philippensis

A taxonomic species within the family Pelecanidae – spot-billed pelican.


Calidris

From Ancient Greek καλίδρις (kalídris), variation of σκαλίδρις (skalídris), a term used by Aristotle for a grey-coloured bird found at the waterside.


Herpetotheres

A taxonomic genus within the family Falconidae – laughing falcon.


Phalacrocorax colensoi

A taxonomic species within the family Phalacrocoracidae – the Auckland shag.


Laridae

A taxonomic family within the order Charadriiformes – gulls, terns and skimmers.

Chroicocephalus

family): Larinae, Rynchopinae, Sterninae (unestablished subfamilies

Rynchops

genus, within Rynchopinae or Rynchopidae

Procelsterna

genera, incertae sedis or within Sternidae


Bucephala clangula

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – common goldeneye.


Phalacrocorax urile

A taxonomic species within the family Phalacrocoracidae – red-faced cormorant, now (Urile urile.


Sterna

(sensu lato) A taxonomic genus within the family Laridae – many white terns, including Sterna sensu stricto and others now placed in genera Onychoprion, Sternula, and Thalasseus.

(sensu stricto) Certain medium-sized white terns

A taxonomic genus within the family Laridae.

A taxonomic genus within the family Sternidae.


Bartramia

A taxonomic genus within the family Scolopacidae – the upland sandpiper, a migratory bird that breeds in much of Canada and the northern US.


Pernis ptilorhynchus

crested honey buzzard
crested honey buzzard

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – crested honey buzzard.


Harpagus diodon

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the rufous-thighed kite.


Leptodon cayanensis

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the grey-headed kite.


Chondrohierax uncinatus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the hook-billed kite.


Gampsonyx swainsonii

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the pearl kite.


Leptodon forbesi

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the white-collared kite.


Rostrhamus sociabilis

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the snail kite.


Haliastur sphenurus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the whistling kite.


Lophoictinia isura

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the square-tailed kite.


Chondrohierax wilsonii

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the Cuban kite.


Pernis steerei

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the Philippine honey buzzard.


Pernis apivorus

European honey buzzard
European honey buzzard

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – European honey buzzard.


Actophilornis

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀκτή (aktḗ, “headland, peninsula, shore, edge”) + φίλος (phílos, “friendly”) + ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”)

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A taxonomic genus within the family Jacanidae – jacanas of Africa.


Helicolestes hamatus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the slender-billed kite.


Henicopernis longicauda

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the long-tailed honey buzzard.


Ictinia mississippiensis

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the Mississippi kite.


Hamirostra melanosternon

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the black-breasted buzzard.


Elanus axillaris

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the black-shouldered kite.


Macheiramphus alcinus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the bat hawk.


Elanus leucurus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the white-tailed kite.


Haliaeetus pelagicus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – Steller's sea eagle.


Harpagus bidentatus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the double-toothed kite.


Pernis celebensis

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the barred honey buzzard.


Elanoides forficatus

Elanoides fortificatus (canonical masculine)

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the swallow-tailed kite.


Haliaeetus sanfordi

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the Sanford's sea eagle.


Chelictinia riocourii

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the scissor-tailed kite.


Milvus migrans

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the black kite.


Circaetus gallicus

short-toed snake eagle
short-toed snake eagle

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – short-toed snake eagle.


Ictinia plumbea

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the plumbeous kite.


Milvus milvus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – red kite.


Henicopernis infuscatus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the black honey buzzard.


Icthyophaga ichthyaetus

Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus
Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – grey-headed fish eagle, renamed Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus, now called Haliaeetus ichthyaetus.


Trigonoceps occipitalis

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the white-headed vulture.


Gypaetus barbatus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – bearded vulture, the diet of which is almost exclusively bone marrow.


Necrosyrtes monachus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the hooded vulture.


Haliaeetus leucoryphus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the Pallas's fish eagle.


Spilornis rufipectus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the Sulawesi serpent eagle.


Gyps africanus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the white-backed vulture.


Gyps coprotheres

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the Cape vulture.


Circaetus fasciolatus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the southern banded snake eagle.


Gyps bengalensis

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the white-rumped vulture.


Torgos tracheliotus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – lappet-faced vulture.


Gyps rueppellii

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the Rüppell's vulture.


Terathopius ecaudatus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the bateleur.


Aegypius monachus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – cinereous vulture.


Haliastur indus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – Brahminy kite, red-backed sea-eagle, found from India to Australia.


Spilornis cheela

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the crested serpent eagle.


Spilornis holospilus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the Philippine serpent eagle.


Milvus aegyptius

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the yellow-billed kite.


Circus macrourus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the pallid harrier, found from central and south Asia to southeastern Europe and most of Africa.


Haliaeetus humilis

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the lesser fish eagle.


Circaetus beaudouini

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the Beaudouin's snake eagle.


Circaetus pectoralis

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the black-chested snake eagle.


Polyboroides typus

African harrier-hawk
African harrier-hawk

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – African harrier-hawk.


Gyps indicus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the Indian vulture.


Gyps tenuirostris

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the slender-billed vulture.


Circus ranivorus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the African marsh harrier.


Pluvianidae

A taxonomic family within the order Charadriiformes – the Egyptian plover, Pluvianus aegyptius.


Circus assimilis

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the spotted harrier or smoke hawk, of Australasia.


Spilornis minimus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the Central Nicobar serpent eagle.


Haliaeetus vocifer

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the African fish eagle.


Haliaeetus leucogaster

white-bellied sea eagle
white-bellied sea eagle

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – white-bellied sea eagle, found from India to Australia.


Sarcogyps calvus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the red-headed vulture.


Spilornis elgini

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the Andaman serpent eagle.


Circus buffoni

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the long-winged harrier, found throughout South America.


Circus macrosceles

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the Malagasy harrier.


Gyps himalayensis

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the Himalayan vulture.


Haliaeetus albicilla

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – white-tailed eagle.


Circus melanoleucos

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the pied harrier, of eastern Asia.


Circus maurus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the black harrier, of southern Africa.


Circaetus cinerascens

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the western banded snake eagle.


Spilornis kinabaluensis

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the mountain serpent eagle.


Circus aeruginosus

western marsh harrier
western marsh harrier

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the western marsh harrier.


Circus cinereus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the cinereous harrier, of South America.


Dryotriorchis spectabilis

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the Congo serpent eagle.


Micronisus gabar

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – gabar goshawk.


Circus maillardi

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the Reunion harrier.


Eutriorchis astur

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – Madagascar serpent eagle.


Rallus

A taxonomic genus within the family Rallidae – typical rails.


Circus spilothorax

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the Papuan harrier.


Circus spilonotus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the eastern marsh harrier, of eastern Asia and New Guinea.


Circus pygargus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – Montagu's harrier, of western Eurasia and Africa.


Polyboroides radiatus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the Madagascar harrier-hawk.


Accipiter badius

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the shikra.


Spilornis klossi

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the great Nicobar serpent eagle.


Accipiter francesiae

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the Frances's sparrowhawk.


Accipiter griseiceps

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the Sulawesi goshawk.


Melierax metabates

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the dark chanting goshawk.


Melierax canorus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – pale chanting goshawk.


Circus cyaneus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – hen harrier, breeding in northern Eurasia, wintering in southern, temperate Eurasia.


Melierax poliopterus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the eastern chanting goshawk.


Accipiter brevipes

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – Levant sparrowhawk.


Neophron percnopterus

From the mythologic character transformed into a vulture Ancient Greek Νεόφρων (Neóphrōn) and Ancient Greek περκνός (perknós, “blue-black”) and Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – Egyptian vulture.


Circus approximans

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – swamp harrier, of Australasia.


Accipiter trivirgatus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the crested goshawk.


Accipiter poliogaster

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the grey-bellied hawk.


Gallinago

New Latin, from Latin gallīna (“hen”) + -āgō.

A taxonomic genus within the family Scolopacidae – most of the extant snipes.


Accipiter trinotatus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the spot-tailed sparrowhawk.


Accipiter soloensis

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the Chinese sparrowhawk.


Accipiter butleri

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – Nicobar sparrowhawk.


Puffinus carneipes

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the flesh-footed shearwater.


Accipiter superciliosus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the tiny hawk.


Accipiter tachiro

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the African goshawk.


Accipiter hiogaster

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the variable goshawk.


Accipiter melanochlamys

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the black-mantled goshawk.


Accipiter erythrauchen

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the rufous-necked sparrowhawk.


Accipiter novaehollandiae

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the grey goshawk.


Accipiter toussenelii

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the red-chested goshawk.


Accipiter castanilius

chestnut-flanked sparrowhawk
chestnut-flanked sparrowhawk

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the chestnut-flanked sparrowhawk.


Accipiter poliocephalus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the grey-headed goshawk.


Procellaria parkinsoni

A taxonomic species within the family Procellariidae – the black petrel.


Accipiter gularis

Japanese sparrowhawk
Japanese sparrowhawk

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – Japanese sparrowhawk.


Accipiter nanus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the dwarf sparrowhawk.


Circaetus cinereus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the brown snake eagle.


Accipiter rufitorques

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the Fiji goshawk.


Accipiter brachyurus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – New Britain sparrowhawk.


Accipiter imitator

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – imitator goshawk.


Accipiter princeps

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – New Britain goshawk.


Accipiter striatus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the sharp-shinned hawk.